†Astegotherium dichotomum Ameghino 1902 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative combination: Astegotherium dichotomus
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notices préliminaires sur des mammifères nouveaux des terrains Crétacé de Patagonie {preliminary notes on new mammals from the Cretaceous terrains of Patagonia]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:5-70
Belongs to Astegotherium according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Ameghino 1902
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Casamayoran of Patagonia (Eocene of Argentina)
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